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CNE Hotel

Postby progrox » Sun Jan 26, 2014 12:17 am

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Re: CNE Hotel

Postby Marsbar » Sun Jan 26, 2014 2:54 am

The digging has been going on at that site for quite sometime. The crane was put up toward the end of summer. Plus the area has been fenced off - and the fence has had covering on it, preventing anyone from being able to peek in and see what's happening.

I'm guessing the CNE and Convention Centre loss of parking is being made up with a sizeable underground parking system. As I recall the fence started around the time of the discussion about a casino in the city of Toronto. It seemed to me the start of building had something to do with the casino on the exhibition grounds.

For the record - I am in favor of a casino and that would have been a perfect spot. Why would I be supportive of a casino in my backyard of the city where I live you may ask. Well - I believe on-line gambling is everywhere and very easy to access. In fact in my opinion, being able to sit in one's underwear with a credit card in hand makes gambling much more risky and easy to access than a casino. Could it be that all the demonstrations against a casino in the city may well be funded by the on-line casino operations?

For the record - I do not use on-line gambling and seem to visit various casinos about once every two years.

The hotel will go up and then watch for another pitch to put a casino in the completed building.
However - I don't recall any of those 'construction' alert signs usually placed advising the neighborhood about building prior to digging the hole.

Remind me - is the CNE grounds in the riding of Adam Vaughn? Any maps I could find seem to show that it is.
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Re: CNE Hotel

Postby John Kerr » Sun Feb 02, 2014 5:54 pm

Casino? Is there not an over supply of casinos now? For sure the CNE grounds have to re-invent itself.
Interesting how the Indy race was a non starter for years. But the CNE always broke even with the Blue Jays and the Argos at CNE stadium. After they left for the SkyDome we got the car race.
Coincidence? I think not.
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